the strange

Definition of the strange in English English dictionary
strange: Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary
He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter.
strange: Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience
She's probably sitting there hoping a couple of strange detectives will drop in.
strange: Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness
A strange quark is electrically charged, carrying an amount -1/3, as does the down quark.
strange: A strange place is one that you have never been to before. A strange person is someone that you have never met before. I ended up alone in a strange city She was faced with a new job, in unfamiliar surroundings with strange people. = unfamiliar familiar see also stranger
strange: Something that is strange is unusual or unexpected, and makes you feel slightly nervous or afraid. Then a strange thing happened There was something strange about the flickering blue light It's strange how things turn out. = odd + strangely strange·ly She noticed he was acting strangely The hut suddenly seemed strangely silent. + strangeness strange·ness the breathy strangeness of the music
strange: odd, weird, not normal
strange: Belonging to another country; foreign
strange: Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining to one's self; not domestic
strange: Strangely
strange: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has
strange: not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"
strange: Reserved; distant in deportment
strange: To be estranged or alienated
strange: Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced
strange: {s} odd, unusual, peculiar; foreign, unfamiliar, unknown
strange: (1 syl ) Latin, extra (without); whence extraneus (one without); old French, estrange; Italian, strano, etc Stranger, therefore, is extraneus, one without
strange: not at ease or comfortable; "felt strange among so many important people" not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house" being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has
strange: To wonder; to be astonished
strange: not at ease or comfortable; "felt strange among so many important people"
strange: Not before known, heard, or seen; new
strange: Backward; slow
strange: To alienate; to estrange
strange: Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual; irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer
strange: {a} wonderful, odd, new, foreign, reserved
strange: Unfamiliar, not yet part of ones experience
strange: unco